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Otago Daily Times, Issue 7073, 16 October 1884, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Buiy Sacs Ofilcn, Wednesday evening. Tio rjnoarS oi Oiatca-.a Kevsnus received tc-<ssy OB cooda ecSeroa for cc&scaipiloa V7*a ,<iISCO 17s.

MARKET EFFORTS FOR THE WEEK, BURNSIDE, V.'BDNKSDAY, OCTOBER 15.

Fat Cattle.—lS2 heed were yar.ltd, nearly all prime, the feature of the sale being a draft tiom the Gladbrook Estate, one r.en of bulloci™ fetching up to £14 103 per head, and She lot revising the satisfactory average of £12 5b per head. Tbeie were also splendid cattle forward from the Seadowu a d Longbeach •Estates. Competition was extremely bimk, and all uu»!itiea Bold freely at an advanco of 2s fid per lOOjIi on labt vrCtk'b laUii. Etit bulljukii Liuvgiit I'JCBJ £10

2s'6dto£l4 10s; others, £6 10a to £910s; best cows up to £10 7s 6d ; othors, £3 to £8 10s. Quotations : Primo beof, 2is6d; ordinary and medium, -22s 0d to 26s per l(Mi>.-Messrs Wricut, bTEniKNSDN, and Co. S3ld 10 s hosdsis under: On account of Messrs Mutiay, Koborts, and Co. (Glndbrook .Estate), oxtra prlina bullocks (heivy weights) at from J-'.iO 111 6d to £.4 103 per h ad (nveraKC £12 fis per head), and 10 primo cows at from A ■ 7a 0d to £io aj 6d (avera-ro £9 lln por head.; fr >m Mr J?.Hn Grigsj'tt Longboach bstatc. £0 verS- rritr" * JlocliS nt from £10 6s to £12 2a CJ ; for Mr u'm l!i M'Ausl.ii:d, 18 biilloeka from ,C 8 123 Cd to t.i l?s C(i ard 3 cowh at £8 ; on ccjount of Metsrs J. 3. M'AUW (1'ortobello), S. Jfagan, Jolm M'Kinlay, Arch. Harr, James Barr, H. M'Mattor. Gcorgo Oikler, and Josopli farly, 22 head Inillrcks »t up to £7 2s fid, ai.d cows at up to .O ii>e.—Mr Donald Sirosacu (on boha f of the Now Zealand L?au aud Morcamilu Agency Comoany) sold 21 primo bullocks from tho feauown Kttato, ac from £10 2s 6d to £i 2 10.i ; on acjount of othor vondorß, 16 cows at from £3 to £7.—Messrs Dokald Kkid asd Co. sold 17 head for var'ous client. —Mr U. Maclsan (on boha't of the Biitiah and A.Z Mcrt(;a?o andAuency Company) fold on account ot Messrs J. and G. Green (N.E. Valley), 10 ho.id up to .£llos ; for Mr s. B.own. 8 cows from to to cS 16a ; for Messrs lloron and Sinclair, 4 cows from £4 to £5 2a Cd ; for Mr W. M'Moiknn, 4 bullocki up to C 5 Jos; and for MrR. Uremnar (Maungatna),B head steers at .CS

Fa'j Ciilvua.- Fiftsen panned. — Messrs WRioiir, ETurnEXsos, and Co* Bold V at from ISs to 24s ; Mr L. Maulkan Bold S up to 21s per h*id. Fat BhoLp.-A moderate supply of 2052 pennod, of which 730wero raoihr.s And the balance crossbreda, Viipvesentlng all qualities. Competition was brirk, "add last week's prlcoa wi-11 maintained. Qaotttions : Prime mutton, L'Jd to EJJ per lb — Donald Stronach sold : On account ol Messrs Cochran and Robertson (Falmerston), H9 moiiuo wtthoiß at Its 9d to 163; W. Sheath (Poiuahaka), 110 crossbred w'others at 17s to 19) 3d ; IX Proudfoot (Barowood Station), 193 lneii 0 wethers at, 14s Cd; H. Driver (Uorßeshoe Bush), 04 cropebred ewea at 193 9d ; Peter M'Laren (Otakia), 88 crossbred mixed at IBs Od; Kuriwao Kstate, 60 do wethers nt ISs 9d to 19a 3d— Wliiout, STBriiEsaos, and Co. sold 865 a3 follows: Fi,r HrJ. F. Herberr.(ArcliiQoro Station), 83voryprirr.0 crossbred wethers at 22s Sd, and 23 hallbred wethers at 20s 8d; for Mr John Keid (of Eldertlio), 23 very nicily-Bborn croeabicd wethere (ueavy weights), at 17s 3d ; for Mr Arthur Broa'l (tahnown Farm), 24 primo oro.isbsod wea'heis at 19j 3J ; for Mr Watson Scctt, lcß merino wttheis lit 12s 9d ; for Messrs RobeitCampbell and fcon«, Limited (Burwood Station), 167 hallbred wc-thors at from 19i to IDs 6d, 60 do do (smaller) at from 16a 6d to 17s 3d, and 61 prime merino wethers at 163 (id ; for Mr Alex. M'Maater (Waikaura), 00 merlnb wothm at 12s; and lor the New Kealand arid Australian Lund Compr.ny, Limited (Love.s Estato), 20 prime croisbrod ewos at from 20» to 20a 6d —DoMiD t-Kin Aj;n Co. punned 539, and sclil, for Mr 11. Johnston, 70 merino wethers at 133 9d ; for Mr John G. Groy (Wftihola Gorge), SO crosebre'ds at 183 Od, 160 uuntor-backs at IBs Cd; for Mr G Eindsay (Tokomaiilro), 29 cro.Bbred wethers at 183 9d.—L. Maclean Bold, on account of the New Zealand and Australian Land Company thoir Pareora Estate), 128 shorn croesb.-rd ewes at 14s 9d; for Mr Joseph Turnbull (Waipahi), 60 mci inos from 12s 9d to 148 9d. Fa! Lambs. 150 wero penned, including two drafts frcm the North, and under mo.lerato competition the whole wore disposed of.—Donald Stronach sold, on account of Messrs J. and S. Wilson (Papakaio), 48 at 143 ed.-WRIOHT. SrTEriIEKSON, ASD CO. Sold for Mr William Geary (Pcrtobello), 12 at from Hb to 12s.— Pokald Bbid and Co. sold for Mr Joseph Culling (Hillgrove), 44, beautiful quality, at from 16s to 16a 3d.-L. Maclban sold for Mr W. C. Palmer (Otakia), ) 8 at 7s 3d ; al :o 32 for Mr J. Fleming (Kaihiku). Pigs.-Market overstocked, 303 being panned. Prices for all descriptions showed a heavy decline on last week's rates. This was partly because of the la'ge numbers forward, and partly owing to tho fact that one of the largest bujers has been lately importing from tho North Island.—Wriqht, Stkphknbon, AND Co. sold bacon pigs at from 40s to e6s, porters at from JiOs to 35s 6i, and Backers at from 8a to 16b-— Don*ld Eeid and Co. soli a few porkera at 39s to 67a.

Store Cattle.—A demand ia BpriDgiDg up for freshconditioned three and four-year-old bulocks for spring groeß. Store Sheep—L. Maclean sold during the week 800 crossbred ewes in lamb at from 15s to 20s.

WooK—The Melbourne sales opened on the Bth Inst., bat the bulk offered consisted of medium and inferior wools, in no way representative of tho new clip Tbe Melbourne branch of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency citalogued 1311 bales, 1200 cf which were disposed of under the hammer. Bidding was spirited throughout, but rates were slightly easier for greasy wools, whilst scoured were in active demand, one parcel felling up to 20d. Greasy moiino rcalUod np to 10£: l, croisbred 9Jd. Tho most f.f the wcol offering in Melbourne at Cate was from tho interior, and from districts which had suffered from drought. Many parcels show, therefore, a decided weakness in staple. Notwithstanding this, the prpspoct3 ot the Melbourne market are considered exceedingly go:d, as extensivo buying ordera are kcown to ba on hand, ar.d there was a crowded attendance at the sales of British, Foreign, American, and Colonial wool-buyers. Locally there are no transactions to retort

Sheepskins.—lhe sales wero well attended, and although competition was moderately brisk, last week's ratea wero scarcely sustained. Green crcsabreds ranged from 4s to 59 9d; dry do, Is lid to Es 4d; green rceriiios, 8a 4d to ss; dry do. Is Od to 6s Id. Lami-Bkins, 6d to lOd. Rabbitakins - M >rket decidedly easier. Quotations: Broken acd mixed, 6d to 7d; medium, Is Id to Is 5Jd ; good to printo. Is 6d to Is 8d; a few prime bales up to la 9id. Hides.— The market continues firm. Heavy-weights aro soiree, and c-mnnnd 4d to 4£d por lb; good, 3Jd to S|d ; damnged, cut, or slippy, id to 2Jd. Tallow.—Home advices are again v.nfavourablo, but as stocks are not large, prices have been only slightly lower than last week's. Quotations: Best mutton, 29-s; mixed to good- rendered, 22s 6d to 263 ; rough fat, 16s to 2!s per cwt. Wheat.- Alarket ntationary, but the demand is not by any moans active. Quotations: Prime milling velvet and Tuscan, 33 6d to 3s 7d—ono small choice lot of the latter f. tched Ss 8d ; red straw, 3a 3d to 3s 6d; medium qualities, 2a 9d to 3s 4d —Mr Donald Sironach deposed of 4000 bushels fowl feed at from Is 6d to 2a 6d (ex stora). Oat3.—Nn Btocks having come to hand, prices of P'iiiie qualities have been curtained. Quotations: Bright milling, 2e 9d to 2a 9Jd-; best, feed, 2s 7id to 2, Bjd; inferior, 2-, 4.1 to fs 6d v.er bushel. Barley.- JS'o tiaiuactisni to' report in malting qualities; milling is wcrth 2a 9d'to 3s; feed has been ald in small loti at from 2e to'2s 9d per bushel. Gra^a Seeds —Market unchanged. Machine-dressed ia worth 43 to 4» 6d; m»»ijm dresaed, 3a 64 to 4s; farmera' lots, 2s to 3« lOd per bushel. Potutosa —Market bare of supplies. Best. Northern are worth £5 2s 6d tv £5 7s (id; Southern, £5 to £6 6s -ba s s weighed in.

DUNEDIN PEODUCE MARKET. J. H. Kiloour, grain and produco broker, roports under date October 15 as follows:— ■

Wheat.—There is no alteration to nctj slnco my last report Prime parcel-i of milling still command up ta 3a 7d, bui tho demand is not aotlvo. Ordinary and nwiiu i parceh aro dul; of ealo at from,2s 9*l to 3a 3d ; fowl 3* feed, with a B-ightly better inquiry, 2a to 23 6d. '

Oats-Parcels of feed and milling continue to be reailily deposed of at last week's prices. My Bales have been—short brieht feed at 23 9d ; medium qua'ity, 2 a SJ. *rime mil.lng would fetch 23 lOd. Barley.—The market U quiet. Prime malting nominally worth 4s 2d ; milling, 2s Oi to 8s ; feod, 29 3d to 2s 6(1. ■ >

Potatoes—The market has been rather bettor supplied, and shipping demand his slackened ; but £5 5s to £5 10a aro tho quotations for picked Derwents. Grass Seed,—Market quiet at last week's quotations.

Rabbitskins show a reduction of about 3d per lb on last week's quo'.atiors

Chafl.—My sales have been at £3 5b to £3 7s 6d for good quality.